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& (Vol. 2):    5:Electric Charges and Fields    6:Gauss's Law    7:Electric Potential    8:Capacitance    9:Current and Resistance    10:Direct-Current Circuits    11:Magnetic Forces and Fields    12:Sources of Magnetic Fields    13:Electromagnetic Induction    14:Inductance    15:Alternating-Current Circuits    16:Electromagnetic Waves

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Alternating-Current Circuits

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RLC circiut

AC voltage and current v=V0sin(ωtϕ) if i=I0sinωt.
▭ RMS values Irms=I02 and Vrms=V02 ▭ Impedance V0=I0X

▭ Resistor V0=I0XR,ϕ=0, where XR=R
▭ Capacitor V0=I0XC,ϕ=π2, where XC=1ωC ▭ Inductor V0=I0XL,ϕ=+π2, where XL=ωL
▭ RLC series circuit V0=I0Z where Z=R2+(XLXC)2 and ϕ=tan1XLXCR
▭ Resonant angular frequency ω0=1LC ▭ Quality factor Q=ω0Δω=ω0LR
▭ Average power Pave=12I0V0cosϕ=IrmsVrmscosϕ, where ϕ=0 for a resistor.
▭ Transformer voltages and currents VSVP=NSNP=IPIS


AC voltage and current v=V0sin(ωtϕ) if i=I0sinωt.
RMS values Irms=I02 and Vrms=V02
Impedance V0=I0X
Resistor V0=I0XR,ϕ=0, where XR=R
Capacitor V0=I0XC,ϕ=π2, where XC=1ωC
Inductor V0=I0XL,ϕ=+π2, where XL=ωL
RLC series circuit V0=I0Z where Z=R2+(XLXC)2 and ϕ=tan1XLXCR
Resonant angular frequency ω0=1LC
Quality factor Q=ω0Δω=ω0LR
Average power Pave=12I0V0cosϕ=IrmsVrmscosϕ
Transformer voltages and currents VSVP=NSNP=IPIS